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Equal rights

Equality is an important foundation for Sweden. It is about everyone having the same rights, opportunities and obligations regardless of sexual orientation, gender, ethnic origin, religion, disability or age.
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Over the last decades, Sweden has taken important steps to ensure that LGBT people will enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. Gender-neutral wedding laws (2009), adoption rights (2003), insemination rights for lesbians (2005), anti-discrimination act for sexual orientation added to the Swedish constitution (2011) are some of the laws that have been passed.
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